UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 26, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Rentrak Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Oregon | 000-15159 | 93-0780536 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7700 NE Ambassador Place
Portland, Oregon 97220
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
503-284-7581
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 1, 2014, Rentrak Corporation (“Rentrak”) issued a press release to announce that on June 26, 2014, Richard Hochhauser notified Rentrak that he plans to retire and will not stand for re-election to Rentrak’s board of directors when his current term expires at Rentrak’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Hochhauser will continue to serve as a director until the 2014 Annual Meeting. Mr. Hochhauser has served on Rentrak’s board of directors since 2009 and currently serves as the Chair of Rentrak’s Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of Rentrak’s Compensation Committee.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Rentrak Corporation Press Release dated July 1, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 1, 2014
| RENTRAK CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ David I. Chemerow | |||
| Name: | David I. Chemerow | |||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||
RENTRAK CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Rentrak Corporation Press Release dated July 1, 2014 | |
Exhibit 99.1
RENTRAK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF RICHARD HOCHHAUSER AND NOMINATION OF PATRICIA GOTTESMAN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PORTLAND, OR (JULY 1, 2014) – Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced that Richard Hochhauser will retire from its Board of Directors effective Aug. 13, 2014, the date of Rentrak’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Hochhauser has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 2009.
“On behalf of Rentrak, I would like to thank Richard for his service over the past five years. His leadership and guidance were influential in transforming Rentrak,” said Rentrak’s Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Brent D. Rosenthal. “He played a key role in the ongoing development of our strategic vision while at the same time maintaining a keen focus on corporate governance.”
In conjunction with Hochhauser’s upcoming retirement, the Board is pleased to announce that Patricia Gottesman will stand for election at Rentrak’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to serve as a member of Rentrak’s Board of Directors. Gottesman is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board of Ninah, the qualitative analytics and marketing science arm of Publicis Groupe, and is a member of the Board of Directors of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. From 2010 to 2012, she served as President and CEO and Corporate Director of Crimson Hexagon. Previously, Patricia spent 29 years with Cablevision Systems Corporation in numerous senior product, marketing and operations positions.
“We are very excited for Patricia to join our team,” said Bill Livek, Rentrak’s vice chairman and chief executive officer. “Her experience in social media, multichannel TV, advertising and analytics will be instrumental as we continue to provide superior products for our clients and grow shareholder value.”
About Rentrak
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is the entertainment and marketing industries’ premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, precisely measuring actual viewing behavior of movies and TV everywhere. Using our proprietary intelligence and technology, combined with Advanced Demographics, only Rentrak is the census currency for video on demand and movies. Rentrak provides the stable and robust audience measurement services that movie, television and advertising professionals across the globe have come to rely on to better deliver their business goals and more precisely target advertising across numerous platforms including box office, multiscreen television and home video. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.
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Contact for Rentrak:
Antoine Ibrahim
Office: 646-722-1561
E-mail: aibrahim@rentrak.com